After a long break forced by the bureaucratic bottleneck, another season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is set to begin this weekend. On January 8, Akwa United will
host Bendel Insurance in the first game of the season at the Uyo stadium and the fiesta and theatrics of the NPFL will resume anew.Despite that, the wait looks to be finally over. Since the last kick was played in July 2021, it took another six months for the organisers to greenlight the start of another season.
The ministry of sports and youths development has declared LMC as “illegal” and not recognised by the federal government.An Interim Management Committee was formulated to oversee the affairs of the league going forward.While Davidson Owumi was appointed the head of operations.The change in leadership of the league forced a delay in the commencement of the league. Responding to the tardiness, IMC proposed an abridged league format for the new season.
Defending the decision, Ibrahim Gusau, NFF president, said “people that are going to bring money into the league” demanded that the NPFL must adjust its calendar to fit the rest of the world.
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